A data set of worldwide glacier length fluctuations

• Published in: The cryosphere Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 659 - 672
• Main Authors: Leclercq, P. W., Oerlemans, J., Basagic, H. J., Bushueva, I., Cook, A. J., Le Bris, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 15.04.2014; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Climate change; Continents; Cryospheres; Fluctuation; Glaciers; Marine; Sea level; Slopes; Time series; PN, Arctic

Glacier fluctuations contribute to variations in sea level and historical glacier length fluctuations are natural indicators of past climate change. To study these subjects, long-term information of glacier change is needed. In this paper we present a data set of global long-term glacier length fluc...